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Here's another one! I don't know why but I wasn't that invested in this prompt so this is kinda short but I hope you like it anyway! (Sorry if the end seems kinda rushed).

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SQ Week - Day 6 / Truth Serum


Emma groaned as she sat slumped in her parents apartment on the couch. She was waiting for Regina to arrive for their magic lesson when her head started hurting. In fact, it was getting worse by the second and she was pretty sure it was the worst headache in her entire life. Checking her phone she saw that she had ten minutes before Regina was due to arrive so when she looked up and spotted the black box on the dining table she knew she couldn't wait any longer. Since her magic was so powerful she was getting regular head aches so Regina had made up this type of solution that she could drink to help ease them enough until she learned to control the pain by herself and the control wasn't coming easy.

She just had to remember what small bottle it was. The box not only contained Regina's solution but it also contained other magical liquids that she had no idea how they worked or what they did, so she was confused the moment she lifted the lid. There were so many and her head was getting worse by the minute. She was going to have to do something or she was afraid her head my literally explode from the tension and building pressure.

Reaching for the one that she remembered Regina talking about she rushed to pull the cork from the top and downed the entire thing, her headache immediately subsiding. She sighed as she put the empty bottle down next to the box and made her way back over to the couch.


The door opening woke her up and she instantly wished it didn't. Something felt wrong, very wrong. She blinked her eyes open to see Regina looking at her from the doorway with a frown on her face.

"Miss Swan, what's wrong?"

Emma clutched her head, her headache gone but something else in it's place. "I don't know but it doesn't feel right"

She would have usually told the blonde to suck it up but something was telling Regina to be concerned. She didn't know what it was so she decided to just go with it and made her way over to Emma, sitting down next to her and neatly placing her gloves in her lap.

"Have you been feeling like this all day? You could have called me and cancelled"

Emma shook her head. "No, I just need a minute. I had a bad headache earlier and took some of the stuff you made then I passed out"

"Strange, you shouldn't have passed out. What exactly did you drink Miss Swan?"

"Your solution"

Eyeing her carefully she decided to get up and check for herself just to make sure. She made her way towards the table, her heels clicking on the wooden floor along the way, and found the discarded bottle the blonde must have drunk from. She placed her gloves down on the table and then picked it up, holding it to her nose and sniffing. When she turned around with a raised eyebrow she saw Emma now sat in the middle of the couch with her head strung back as if she was having another headache, a particularly powerful one at that.

"Emma, do you know exactly what you've consumed?"

"Something that should have helped with this headache"

"It's come back hasn't it?"

"Yes"

Regina briefly wondered if she should tell her exactly what she had drunk, deciding better of her want to taunt her and deciding to tell the truth. "You drunk a truth potion"

Emma sat up. "WHAT?!"

"Unfortunately it's as I said. You drank a truth potion instead of my headache solution."

"Damn it! They all looked the same and my head was gonna explode"

"I very much doubt that although your power is getting stronger the more we practice. I think we really need to learn that control. In the meantime, one second"

Emma eyed her carefully before she felt something shift inside her. "What have you done?"

"I've simply set it's effects in motion"

"Why?!"

"Because you need to flush it out of your system before you say something you regret and I'm not here"

"How did you do that?"

"I'm the one that made the solution so I'm the only one who can activate it's effects, just as I did. It only reacts to my magic."

"Oh God" The saviour groaned into her hands, Regina sitting down beside her.

"Don't worry, it shouldn't last long"

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because I'm the one that made it" Regina replied sternly.

Emma sighed as she sat back and relaxed a little. "I'm sorry, it's just that my head hurts"

"I understand. Would you like to proceed with our magic lesson?"

"I don't-"

She was interrupted by the front door opening, Charming and Snow entering with a sleeping baby Neal.

"Oh, I thought you two would have been gone by now for your lesson" Snow said, putting down two brown bags full of groceries on the dining table.

Regina nodded. "We would have been if it weren't for your daughter drinking the wrong potion"

Snow raised an eyebrow at her. "Wait, why is Emma drinking potions in the first place?"

"To help with my headaches" The blonde replied, now rummaging through the bags in search of the candy she had requested.

Snow rolled her eyes and slapped her on the hand, Emma retreating as her mother retrieved the chocolate bar and handed it to her. "And what potion did she drink?"

"A truth potion"

"You haven't said anything yet have you?"

"No why?"

"I just don't want you spilling your secrets"

"You think I have secrets? What about you? It's not like I could tell Regina that when we gossip you gush to me about the latest Adventure Time fanfiction you've been reading" Emma froze in place as soon as the words left her lips.

Regina smirked, looking over at Snow. "You read Adventure Time fanfiction? Henry watches that show"

"So do I!"

The brunette turned to the woman sat next to her and raised an eyebrow. "You do?"

Emma sighed. "Shit"

"Hmm, indeed. It seems as though the affects are starting to make an appearance. Why don't you share some other interesting truths with us?"

Emma shook her head and Snow remained frozen in place. That last thing she needed was Regina knowing her guilty pleasure but unfortunately, thanks to her daughter, it was already too late.

Emma felt the power of the potion intensify within her and Regina pushed even harder for her to reply. It was then that she finally gave up.

"Fine! Me and Henry steal your favorite ice cream when I stay over on a Thursday and you're not looking!"

"My ice cream?!"

"Yes! You wouldn't believe how easy it is!"

"What else?"

"David likes to listen to Katy Perry on the iPod dock when he thinks no one else is around" Her father flushed bright red, Regina smirking.

"Ok dear, what else?"

"Ruby likes watching funny cat videos online and it usually lasts a few hours depending on how long it was since she last shifted. I like to tease Mary Margaret by dissembling the toaster when she's not home and I like watching when she thinks its broken and Belle likes watching Glee when nobody is looking."

"And what do you do Miss Swan?"

Emma knew the truth was spilling out her and she just couldn't stop. With Regina the power she had over her just seemed to multiply tenfold and she couldn't help herself but with one last shred of control she jumped to her feet and dashed out the door. She had already done major damage and she didn't think she could come back from what she had been about to admit about herself out loud.

Regina followed her out and just managed to grip hold of her arm as she was reaching for the door that lead out onto main street. She pulled her back and Emma instantly knew she was trapped.

"What were you about to say?"

"Regina, I-"

"Say. It."

With that one last command gritted through Regina's teeth any hope of escaping the truth was gone. Gulping the power of the potion running through her veins and Regina's power took complete control of her.

"I love you"

Regina froze, letting go of the blonde's. Emma made no move to leave knowing that she now had no reason to run. The painful truth she had held inside for so long was finally out.

"You what?" The brunette asked disbelievingly, looking into Emma's eyes for any shred of truth to her declaration.

"I love you"

When Regina started to pull away Emma felt her heart clenching tightly in her chest. "Regina, I-"

"You love me?" She asked, cutting her off as she looked back at her.

Emma nodded, her expression painful. "Yes"

"But how?"

"I just do"

"No, I mean in what way?" She didn't know why she was asking but a part of her wanted to heart it out loud and coming from Emma's lips.

"In a romantic way"

Regina said nothing before heading outside and onto the street. Damn it, Emma thought. She had really messed things up now and it wasn't even her fault! Well, technically it was as she had drunk the potion but if it wasn't for her headache she wouldn't have drunk it in the first place but that still didn't change the fact that she had said it and now ruined any trust and friendship she had built with Regina so far, hence the reason why she had kept it to herself and away from everybody else.


Later that day, when it was late in the evening, Emma couldn't take it any more. She drove over to the mansion and as soon as she put the car in park the front door was opening as if Regina had been waiting for her all day.

Stepping out she walked into the pathway and hadn't even taken a few steps before Regina was rushing towards her.

"Regina, I'm sorry-"

She was cut off by a pair of lips on her own. "I'm sorry I ran this morning" The brunette whispered as they pulled apart.

"That's ok but-"

Knowing what she was asking Regina shook her head. "I needed to think about it. I just never thought you would admit it out loud"

"What do you mean?" The blonde frowned, her arms moving to wrap around the short woman's waist.

"That you felt the same way as me"

"Wait, you do?"

Regina nodded. "Yes. I'm sorry if this is coming out of nowhere..."

Emma shook her head, smiling as she tightened her hold on the other woman in a way she had only ever dreamed about. "Don't worry. I guess drinking that potion was fate after all huh?"

"Yes, I guess it was"